The start of a new year is a great time for a fresh start - and travel has long been the ultimate catalyst for a perspective shift. If you’d like to rewire your brain with a bit of strategic and fulfilling novelty, our cover story is full of ideas on where to start, with 26 regional experiences that can act as tiny cognitive resets, whether you’re a first-time visitor, a long-time resident, or somewhere in between.
To truly understand the present - and create a better future - we must know the past, and this issue leans into contemplation of all three. You’ll find stories on the rise of dinosaur fossils as today’s most coveted collectables, now anchoring collections from Abu Dhabi’s hottest new tourist attraction to one of the region’s most anticipated hotels. We explore the resurgence of heritage hotels restoring castles and beyond to their former glory, the renaissance of rail travel, and the timeless ways food gathers us – from the modern supper club to the evolution of the hotel breakfast (p.48). May thi
